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Balochi and Portuguese


Portuguese and Balochi


Countries

Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan   
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe   

Total No. Of Countries
4   
11
10   
6

National Language
Iran   
Portugal   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
United States of America   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America   

Minority Language
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates   
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America   

Regulated By
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee   
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras   

Interesting Facts
  • Balochi language had no written form before the early 19th century. The official language used until that time was Persian.
  • Balochi has borrowed words from Persian, Arabic, Sindhi, and other languages.
  
  • Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
  • The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.
  

Similar To
Kurdish and Persian   
Spanish and Galician Languages   

Derived From
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language   
Latin   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Balochi-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Portuguese-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
34   
16
23   
5

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8   
5
9   
6

How Many Consonants
26   
16
19   
9

Scripts
Perso-Arabic script   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
Salam   
Olá   

Thank You
mana bebahgsh   
obrigado   

How Are You?
chone tao?   
Como você está?   

Good Night
jawáin shap   
boa noite   

Good Evening
jawáin begáh   
boa Noite   

Good Afternoon
Not Available   
boa Tarde   

Good Morning
jawáin sawáh   
bom Dia   

Please
Mihrabani kan   
Por Favor   

Sorry
bebaksh / bebagsh   
pesaroso   

Bye
bye   
tchau   

I Love You
Tu mana doost biyeh   
Eu te amo   

Excuse Me
mana bebahgsh   
desculpe me   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Balochi   
Brazilian Portuguese   

Where They Speak
Pakistan   
Brazil   

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00   
17
204,000,000.00   
4

Dialect 2
Western Balochi   
European Portuguese   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan   
Portugal   

How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00   
20
10,000,000.00   
9

Dialect 3
Southern Balochi   
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole   

Where They Speak
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates   
Daman and Diu   

How Many People Speak
3,400,000.00   
10
4,000.00   
36

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
26   
22

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.60 million   
99+
231.00 million   
7

Speaking Population
0.11 %   
99+
3.27 %   
7

Native Speakers
7.60 million   
99+
216.00 million   
5

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
15.00 million   
18

Native Name
بلوچی   
Português   

Alternative Names
Baluchi   
Português   

French Name
baloutchi   
portugais   

German Name
Belutschisch   
Portugiesisch   

Pronunciation
Not available   
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]   

Ethnicity
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui   
Portuguese people or portugueses   

History

Origin
19th Century   
3rd Century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Romance   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Medieval Galician   

Standard Forms
Balochi   
Portuguese   

Language Position
Not Available   
6   
6

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Signed Portuguese   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available   
pt   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
bal   
por   

ISO 639 2/B
bal   
por   

ISO 639 3
bal   
por   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
balo1260   
port1283   

Linguasphere
58-AAB-a   
51-AAA-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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All Balochi and Portuguese Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Balochi and Portuguese dialects. Various dialects of Balochi and Portuguese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Balochi are spoken in different Balochi Speaking Countries whereas Portuguese Dialects are spoken in different Portuguese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Balochi vs Portuguese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Balochi dialects include: Eastern Balochi, Western Balochi. Portuguese dialects include: Brazilian Portuguese , European Portuguese. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Balochi and Portuguese Speaking population

Balochi and Portuguese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Balochi and Portuguese languages can be compared. The total count of Balochi and Portuguese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Balochi language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Portuguese language is 3.27 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Balochi and Portuguese on Balochi vs Portuguese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Balochi and Portuguese Language Codes

Balochi and Portuguese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Balochi and Portuguese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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